Chinese New Year (also Lunar New Year) is a vibrant and joyful time, signifying the start of the lunar calendar. Each year is ...

Typical Chinese New Year foods are a mixture of tradition, superstition and edible puns and homophones. Each dish carries symbolic meaning, and they are eaten with the hopes of increasing the ...

Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year begins on January 29 this year ... The name sounds like "year high," symbolising progress and growth. Traditional Vietnamese banh chung is made with glutinous rice, ...

From chow mein to spring rolls, these are the best three recipes to try for lunar new year from Suzie Lee’s latest cookbook, Simply Chinese Feasts. As we look ahead to the lunar new year (10 Feb ...

But it only worked once. Q: Are there any recipes in the book that you recommend specifically for Lunar New Year? A: For a traditional Chinese New Year celebration, we have at least eight to 12 ...

One of the traditional ways to begin celebrating the Chinese New Year is the reunion dinner when families gather to celebrate hopes for the new year, with every dish carrying a deeper meaning.

We plan our meals carefully. Food is a major part of Chinese New Year, and eating certain meals is supposed to bring you wealth and prosperity. Every eve of the new year, my family gets together ...

The ‘red packets’ are traditional red envelopes filled ... “It’s kind of like having a bit of home.” Food is a massive part of Chinese New Year, and having a large meal with friends ...